Paju

For other uses, see Paju (disambiguation).
Paju
파주시
Municipal City
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 파주시
 • Hanja 坡州市
 • Revised Romanization Paju-si
 • McCune-Reischauer P'aju-si

Location in South Korea
Country  South Korea
Region Sudogwon
Administrative divisions 5 eup, 9 myeon, 2 dong
Area
 • Total 672.56 km2 (259.68 sq mi)
Population (April 2013)
 • Total 405,551
 • Density 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
 • Dialect Seoul

Paju is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (gun).[1]

The city is located just south of Panmunjeom on the 38th parallel. To defend the Korean capital, Seoul, many US and Korean army bases are set up in the city.[2] In 2002, the northernmost South Korean railway station, Dorasan, was opened. North Korean territory and Kaesong City can be seen from Mount Dora in the city.

Administrative divisions

Paju is divided as follows:

Military bases

Military cemetery

The Cemetery for North Korean and Chinese Soldiers was established in 1996 to hold the remains of Korean People's Army and Chinese People's Volunteer Army soldiers killed during the Korean War.[3] In March 2014 the Chinese remains were repatriated for reburial in Shenyang, China.[4]

Attractions

Notable people

In media

Sister cities

Paju is twinned with the following places:[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Welcome to Paju City
  2. ↑ South Korea's Paju Thrives Near the DMZ, WSJ 12 December 2012, retrieved 4 March 2015
  3. ↑ "Remains of NK Soldiers Buried at Enemy Cemetery". Korea Times (Seoul). June 10, 2000. Retrieved May 13, 2014.  – via Questia (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "S. Korea, China to hold talks on remains of Chinese war dead". GlobalPost. Yonhap. January 20, 2014.; "China to build new site for burial of its war dead from S. Korea". GlobalPost. Yonhap. February 16, 2014.
  5. ↑ Lee, Cin Woo (16 March 2012). "Beyond Seoul: 19 reasons to explore Korea". CNN Go. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Lee Tae-hoon (February 20, 2012). "Business booms for illegal brothels on South Korea border". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sister cities of Paju". http://en.paju.go.kr. Retrieved 2 September 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

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Coordinates: 37°52′N 126°48′E / 37.867°N 126.800°E / 37.867; 126.800

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